101 Tips to Help You Make Money Doing What You Love

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1. Cut Out TV Time - Instead of watching other people doing what they love (actors, athletes, etc.) while you sit on the couch, why not invest
   the time into becoming an Inspired Money Maker. The average US home has
   the TV on for over 3,000 hours per year. A 40 hour/week job is only
   2,000 hours per year.


2. Read "Think and Grow Rich"


3. Have a Sense of Humor


4. Be Yourself


5. Don't Hide Yourself - Be Accessible


6. Visualize Your Goals Daily


7. Have an Opinion


8. Compliment People


9. Stop Letting Fancy Sounding Coffee Steal Your Dreams - $5.50 coffee and snacks each day cost you $2,000/year. That could be invested into your Inspired money Maker dreams instead. Use the money to start a business, purchase equipment, take courses, go to a seminars, etc.


10. Learn to Listen


11. Be a Simplifier, Not a Complicator


12. Learn From Your Mistakes, But Don't Be Afraid to Make Them


13. Be Humble


14. Read "The Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace Wattles


15. Get Excited


16. Be Original. Be Grateful. Be courageous.
    
    


17. Be Unreasonable


18. Stop Being Negative - Stop justifying that you're
    just being realistic. See things as they really are, not worse than
    they are. Then, take it a step further and see things better than they
    are.


19. Take Action


20. Be Nice to People


21. Create Your Own Luck


22. Stop Pretending to be a Victim


23. Don't Worry What Others Think, That's Their Business


24. Learn to Master Your Habits


25. Do Something New


26. Use Affirmations Daily


27. Beat the Odds - When you encounter an obstacle,
    realize that each obstacle you get through with your determination also
    eliminates 80% of your competition. Keep going, don't give up and your
    odds will improve every step of the way.


28. Just Do It


29. Believe in Yourself - Nobody else is going to do it for you. Start now, in this moment.


30. Don't be Good, Don't be Great, Be Outstanding


31. Never Stop Growing


32. Give to Get


33. Plant Your Flag, Commit to the Inspired Money Maker Path


34. Connect With Your Spirit Guides


35. Don't Talk Small About Yourself


36. Avoid Bureaucracy


37. Focus Your Energy


38. Read Books


39. Invest in the Tools You'll Need - Stop being cheap and invest in the tools you may need to succeed.


40. Have Integrity


41. Always Be Creating Your Story


42. Start an Idea Journal, Capture Everything


43. Pay Attention to Your Dreams


44. Assume You Won't Live Forever, The Time To Do This is NOW


45. Don't Gossip, Network - Cut out wasted time
    gossiping on the phone with your friends. Instead, get your friends
    into making money doing what they love and then each hour you spend on
    the phone will be networking towards both of you growing your Inspired
    Money Maker ventures.


46. Aim to Improve the Universe. Think Big


47. Don't Give Up


48. Get a Psychic Reading


49. Make it Fun


50. Trust Your Gut - When it comes to logic vs intuition. Go with your gut, then justify it with logic later.


51. Believe in Others


52. Skip the Party, Work on Your Dreams Instead


53. Challenge the Status Quo


54. Learn a Positive Word Every Day


55. Get Help Where Needed - Don't try doing everything yourself. If you need web-design, hire a web designer. If you need logo design, hire a logo designer. If you need accounting done, hire an accountant. Try not to do too much yourself. Focus on what you love doing and find a way to monetize it.


56. Instill Confidence in Others


57. Email a Stranger, Propose a Win / Win Relationship


58. Take Time to Relax


59. Start a Blog and Document Your Journey


60. Digg, Stumble, Bookmark this Post and Get 9,639 Universal Karma Points


61. Model Successful People - Read biographies, books, Blogs.
    Study successful people. Find someone who's already accomplished what
    you want to accomplish and model their beliefs, their behaviors etc.


62. Replace Your Bathroom Reader with a Self-Help Book


63. Take Two Weeks Off Work, Stay Home and Work on Your Inspired Money Maker Plans. Tell Everyone Else You're Out of the Country.


64. Repeat Your Affirmations In Your Head Until You Fall Asleep at Night


65. Choose Financial Abundance, Stop Believing that Money is a Dirty Word


66. Compete With Yourself, Not Others


67. Smile and Make People Laugh


68. Make and Carry Your Personal Business Cards


69. Be Polite, But Don't Be Afraid to Express Yourself Either


70. Don't Waste Time on Stupid Crap - Does your desk really need to be cleaned again this week? Do your books really need to be alphabetically arranged?


71. Watch What People Do, Not What they Say They Do


72. Help Someone Out


73. Think "How Do I Increase My Income by $10,000" not "How Do I Cut Expenses by $100"


74. Be Nice to Yourself


75. Get Rid of Stinkin Thinkin - Stop the endless negative chatter in your mind. Re-focus your internal questions on the positive.


76. Enjoy the Journey


77. Network with People You Feel Comfortable With


78. Don't Use Your Kids as an Excuse


79. Learn to Forgive - Stop wasting energy holding
    grudges. Forgiving someone is not the same as condoning whatever they
    did. It is simply letting go of the pent up negative energy inside you
    because it doesn't serve you anymore. Let it go.


80. Try Immersion Learning


81. Find a Mentor / Coach, Don't Let Lack of Money Be Your Excuse


82. Give Referrals, Ask for Referrals


83. Don't Complain. Put the Violin Away. Nobody Wants to Hear It


84. Stop Looking for Shortcuts. Steady Wins the Race.


85. Share Your Success with Others


86. Don't Hang Around Negative People. Hang Out With Other Inspired Money Makers


87. Buy Wrinkle Free Dress Pants - Saves you time on having to iron them


88. Don't Believe Your Excuses


89. Write in a Journal


90. Don't Underestimate the Fear of Success


91. Be Decisive
    
    


92. Meditate


93. Convert Your Car Into a Personal Development University - Turn off the Radio and Listen to Audio Courses and Seminars in the Car


94. Hire Someone to Mow the Lawn, Work On Your Dreams Instead


95. Sleep When You're Dead - Stop sleeping 8-12 hours
    a day. Try 6 hours / night for 30 days and see how you feel. Most
    people sleep so much because they're depressed about their life. Work
    on being an Inspired Money Maker and you won't want to sleep.


96. Use Law of Attraction


97. Send Gifts to People


98. Ask for What You Want - Erase the fantasy from
    your head that others should know what you want. Ask for what you want,
    always. Stop talking about what you didn't get, and focus on what you
    want.


99. Work on Your Communications Skills


100. Have Patience - Everything won't come all at once. Have the patience to trust that everything will come at it's perfect time.


101. Seek Answers Within